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So what, people need cloud services and Netherlands did the same and became one of the top spot for datacenters in Europe and nobody is bitching around.
Needing something is one thing, tax payer subsidies is another topic entirely. State tax payers have now all chipped in for these Data centers and the question is was it worth it for them.
Hint: the answer is very likely no..
Taxpyer is the ultimate bagholder in today's economy. All the risk, all the costs zero fucking return.
buT 20 JoBs we MaDE for PeAsaNTs rhEee
It's not subsidies, it is tax breaks if companies go there. A very different thing.
If taxpayer pays for capex, taxpayer should get equity, my dear bootlicker